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Caught on Tape: Irish Bankers Laugh About Never Repaying Bailout
Tapes reveal Anglo Irish Bank executives laughed as they manipulated Irish Government into 16 billion dollar bailout the knew they would never repay.
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Forcing Down the Bolivian President’s Plane Was an Act of Piracy
John Pilger: Imagine the outrage if this act of state terrorism and air piracy was carried out on a ‘Western’ leader.
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Privacy Is Lost, And We Are All To Blame
When full-body scanners were introduced at American airports three years ago, there was a brief public outcry. But just as quickly, it died down. Travelers interviewed shrugged off the …
Rep. John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon, on the Struggle to Win, and Now Protect, Voting Rights in US
We look at the bloody struggle to obtain - and protect - voting rights in the United States with Lewis.
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UN Accuses Israel of Torturing Palestinian Children
Shir Hever: Israeli forces proven to be using Palestinian children as human shields despite attempts to cover it up to protect image.
Interview with Lieutenant of the Free Syrian Army
A clean-shaven man in a fresh-pressed shirt and spotless dress shoes is waiting outside a hospital for Syrian refugees as I walk out the door. We start talking about …
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Noam Chomsky: Who Owns the Earth?
Noam Chomsky: The legitimacy of borders - of states, for that matter - is at best conditional and temporary.
Want to Reduce the National Debt? Find More Workers
The fiscal costs of immigration reform is analyzed.
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Egyptians Defend Military as Morsi Remains in Custody, Top Brotherhood Officer Seized
The social and political collided in Egypt as President Morsi was overthrown, and the head of the Muslim brotherhood was arrested.
From the Arab Spring to a Global Summer
The world has exploded in protest over the past two years, and from country to country, neoliberalism is to blame.